February 9, 2015 China just crossed a landmark threshold Many are already likening the new Silk Road undertaking to the Marshall Plan
February 6, 2015 How junior mining companies hit the reset button If a junior mining company is in a dire enough situation, they may hit the “reset” button and rollback their stock.
February 3, 2015 Lithium, cobalt, graphite tipping point expected in two years: Simon Moores Much bigger batteries will be needed.
January 29, 2015 Here is how metal-eating bacteria may make asteroid mining profitable The technique, known as biomining, is already being tested here on Earth as a sustainable treatment of ores and mine waste.
January 29, 2015 Mining M&A: Private equity can’t run away fast enough The smart money is waiting for fire sale prices before jumping into metals and mining. Or worse; has simply lost interest in the sector.
January 23, 2015 Baja Mining’s long-delayed and almost dead El Boleo finally reaches production Red metal output at the mine, over 18 months behind schedule and $750 million over budget, is expected to ramp-up by July.
January 23, 2015 World Bank: Commodities falling like it’s 1985 Organization predicts a rare occurrence in 2015: a decline in all nine commodity indices with industrial metals falling another 5%; precious metals down 3%.
January 22, 2015 Peruvian rare earth discovery richer than initially thought Geology consultants leading the project found the rare earth claim has the highest range of rare earth metals in Peru.
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